COMEBACK FOR VETTORI

New Zealand  coming up with a surprise for Pakistan. New Zealand have announced that left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has been added to the squad for the third Test against Pakistan in Sharjah. Vettori, 35, hasn't played a Test since July 2012 and, after suffering a series of injuries in recent years, had questioned whether he had the fitness necessary to last a five-day game.

New Zealand fielded the inexperienced spin pair of Ish Sodhi and Mark Craig in the first two Tests, and are now likely to go in with a spin trio for the Sharjah Test. That would present an unheard-of bowling combination for New Zealand, a side that usually banks heavily on its quick bowlers.

"From the first two Tests it's been pretty clear how important spin is in these conditions and we expect the pitch in Sharjah to be the slowest of all three wickets," New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said. "The possibility of having three bowlers who can exploit those conditions is an exciting option for us to have."

Vettori was in the UAE with the New Zealand A side, and trained with the Test squad on Monday. If he is picked, he will move past Stephen Fleming to become New Zealand's most experienced Test player.
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HASHIM AMLA BREAKS VIRAT KOHLI'S RECORD

Hashim Amla is going very well on breaking records set up by Virat Kholi .South African opener Hashim Amla has now become the fastest cricketer to score 17 ODI centuries. He reached the mark by scoring a hundred in the third ODI vs Australia played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on last Wednesday. Amla reached to this milestone in his 98th innings, 14 less than the earlier record-holder Virat Kohli.Virat Kholi took 112 Innings to score 17 Centuries.
Amla has been South Africa’s Mr. Consistent over the past few years, frequently giving them good starts at the top of the order and piling on the runs in every series. He earlier became the fastest to score 15 ODI hundreds as well when he scored a century against Zimbabwe in, again going past Kohli. Amla achieved that feat in his 86th innings while the Indian superstar  took 20 more innings to get to the mark. Amla made his ODI debut for South Africa in 2008, the same year Kholi made his debut and has developed into an extremely effective one-day cricketer over the years.